hello, i have a 1998 f150 4.2 ltr V6 automatic 2WD truck with just a speedometer, and was wondering if i have a tach option for this truck. and if i do, is there anyone that makes a kit to add a tach? thanks.

 

Yes, you can add a tach, but this is DIS ignition system (no distributor) so you have to get the tach signal from the engine computer. There's a wire you can tap into (don't remember the color code) but you may still need a module to make it accurate.
Take a look at www.autometer.com for more info. Hope that helps, and welcome to FTE!

 

thanks alot and i'm glad to be a member of the best site dedicated to ford trucks! anyway, would it be possible to replace my stock speedo-only-in-dash with another ford OE in-dash, one that comes with the tach? i am asking this because i wanna go for the stock look without a tach mounted on my a-pillar or on my steering column. btw, i have a non-digital tripometer, if that makes a difference.

 

I don't know if there where any V6's that came with a tach?

 

97 and 98's with mechanical odometer are a direct replacement. The Tach wire is already present in the wire cluster. It is just plug and play.

 

so...its easy as picking up the OE tach/speedo cluster and pluggin it in? do i have to set the mileage or will it automatically update? thanks.

 

found this on ebay... will this work? i'm thinking that the shift indicator will just slip right in...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/97-98-F150-EXPEDITION-INSTRUMENT-CLUSTER-CF008_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ33675QQitemZ79977 47334QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW

if link dont work serach www.ebay.com for
97-98 F150,EXPEDITION INSTRUMENT CLUSTER CF008

first link is what i'm looking at...
i know that this may not be the ideal replacement part, but its a start. i'm gonna search some other sources...

 

what do I have to do to put a tach in a 02 4.2L? if the wire is present then shoot, i'll be getting a tach really soon, lol. thanks

 

Link didn't work for me. Any cluster from a 97 or 98 with mechanical odometer would work. Mileage is a different story. I have been told you can increase mileage by spinning the wheel, but it will break if you try to decrease the mileage. I didn't try that. I kept my old cluster, and saved a picture of the one I bought off of Ebay. The shift indicator will just clip in. As far as 99 and above models, it is not so easy. Mileage is stored in the PCM, i believe, and there is also a PATS issue. I don't think it is just a plug in replacement like it is for the 97 and 98's.